Koala narrowly avoids being run over by a ute on a busy road after climbing down from its tree and dashing out into oncoming traffic
- Footage shows the marsupial crossing busy Elizabeth Street in South Australia
- Koala does two big jumps before slowing down to a walk as red ute inches closer
- Driver is forced to swerve slightly to avoid hitting the koala crossing the road
A koala is lucky to be alive after almost being run over by a red ute while crossing a busy road.
Heart-stopping footage shows the fearless marsupial crossing busy Elizabeth Street in South Australia.
The koala does two big jumps before slowing down to a walk as a red ute inches closer.
The animal almost reaches the middle of the road but the driver is forced to swerve slightly to avoid hitting him
The animal reaches the middle of the road before scurrying all the way across, forcing the driver to swerve to avoid hitting him.
Eventually the koala clings to a tree on the other side.
A few seconds later the koala crawls away because magpies begin to swoop at him.
The terrifying moment occurred on April 20 last year and was only uploaded to YouTube on Monday.
The video has been viewed 356 times.
Eventually the koala makes it to the other side and clings to a tree